Guide for grooving phonograph record disks



Patented 14, 195@ D STATES FFHCE GUIDE FR GROVING PHONOGRAPH RECRD DISKS Claims.

This invention relates to a guide or template for grooving phonograph record disks.

It has been found that some new sound record disks are imperfect in that they have the automatic lead-in portion at the beginning and the lead-off portion at the end of the sound groove not cut deep enough for the pick-up arm to follow, and as a consequence the phonograph will not trip off.

The principal object of the present invention is the provision of a guide or template with which to overcome the above mentioned objection by enabling the accurate grooving of a sound record disk in such manner that the disk will function properly for the intended purposes.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a guide or template for grooving phonograph record disks which is of simple construction, easy to use and of substantial design.

The nature of the invention and its distinguishing features and advantages will appear when the following specification is read in conjunction vvith the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a top face View of a guide embodying the features of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring now more particularly to the several views of the drawing, it will be seen that the guide or template consists of a circular plate or disk lil made of any suitable material, preferably aluminum about three sixty-fourths of an inch in thickness. The overall diameter of the disk is nine and seven-eighths inches. The disk l@ has a projection or stud ll secured thereto centrally thereof, at the back side. The projection is approximately ive thirty-seconds of an inch high and of an outside diameter of nine thirty-seconds of an inch so as to t snugly into the hole of a conventional sound record disk. The projection or stud ll therefore serves as a means for properly locating the guide disk l0 resting flatwise on the sound record disk with reference to the sound record groove and the lead-in portion and lead-olf portion thereof.

Starting near the periphery of the disk l0 are arcuate guide slots I2 in the disk adapted to receive and guide a suitable grooving tool having a sharp point. A phonograph needle held in a suitable handle will serve for cutting a record disk for the intended purposes. The slots i2, eight in number, are arranged end to end spaced 2 apart with respect to each other and in spiral relation to the center of the disk l0. Radial sight openings i3 in the disk lli occur between the ends of the slots l2. These slots are three sixtyfourths of an inch wide. The inner edge of each slot serves as the guiding edge for the grooving tool. The inner edge of the first or outermost slot l2 has a radius of four and fifty-three sixtyfourths inches. The radius of the remaining seven slots i2 decreases so that the end of the inner edge of the last slot l2 is ve-sixteenths of an inch less than at the starting point of the inner edge of the first or outermost slot l2. The radial Openings l3 are approximately oneeighth of an inch by one-fourth of an inch.

Near the center of the disk lll are arcuate slots lll, there being four groups of these slots and three slots in each group. The slots ld of each group are parallel to each other, or in other words, the slots le of each group are concentric with respect to each other, but they are eccentric with respect to the center of the disk l il. The group of slots lil are spaced with respect to each other and radial sight openings i5 occur in the disk between the groups. The inner edge of each slot lil serves as a guiding edge. Each slot lil is approximately .one-eight of an inch wide. The inner edge of the outermost slot i4 of the first group starts with a draft or radius of two and seven-eighths inches with a decrease in the radii of successive slots to a radius of one and three-fourths inches at the end of the inner edge of the last slot lll. An arcuate slot le lies in the zone of the first group of slots lli. This slot l together with arcuate slots Il are arranged in a circle eccentric with respect to the center of the disk lll. The last slot Il merges into the innermost slot Ill of the fourth group in a counter-clockwise direction, as at i8. rThe slots l'l are three sixty-fourths of an inch wide. The circle of slots it and il corresponds to the eccentric circular groove in the sound record disk serving as a guide for the phonograph needle to allow the pick-up arm of an automatic phonograph to swing back and forth for the purpose of actuating the cut-olf and changer mechanism.

The provision and arrangement of all of the slots enable the grooving of an imperfect ten inch record disk regardless of the length of the sound groove therein. The lead-in portion of such sound groove which may not be cut deep enough may be recut by selecting the proper slot l2. The openings i3 enable the user to readily find the faulty portion of the sound groove. Likewise the slots Allt enable the recutting or groovng of the record disk to form an operative lead-or` portion of the sound groove. Theseslots le are relatively wide to enable the user to see the sound groove. The radial openings i5 also serve .for this purpose. By spacing the slots in the disk i@ it will remain intact. The material of the disk intervening the slots at their ends presents no interference in carrying out a guided groot/ing operation, since the disk (il may be turned with respect to the record disk with the stud i i serving as an arbor. The record disk is shown in dot and dash lines in Fig. 2 and is designated i5.

In order to prevent unintentional'turning ci the guide or template i upon the record disk I9, there is provided on the back side of the disk Hi anti-slipping means consisting oi a circular piece of cloth 26 pasted to the disk i6. The cloth besides preventing the disk il) from slipping while grooves are being cut in the disk i9 also tends to keep the disk i G separated somewhat from the disk I9 so that small particles will not scratch the record.

I claim:

1. A guide for grooving a phonograph record disk comprising a plate adapted to rest atwise on said disk, said plate having arcuate guide slots therein to receive and guide a suitable grcoving tool, said slots being spaced in end to end relation with respect to each other and in spiral relation to the center of said plate to correspond to the record groove in said disk.

2. A guide for grooving a phonograph record disk comprising a flat plate adapted to rest natwise on said disk, said plate having arcuate guide slots therein to receive and guide a suitable grooving tool, said slots being of a spiral draft with respect to the center of the plate, the starting end of one of said slots being near the outer edge of said plate.

3. A guide as set forth in claim 2, wherein certain of said slots are ending slots concentric to each other and eccentric to the center of said plate.

4. A guide as set forth in claim 1, and a projection on the plate at the center of the underside thereof.

5. A guide for grooving a phonograph disk as set forth in claim l, wherein said plate has sight openings therein extending radially of the plate between the adjacent ends of said slots for scanning the disk preparatory to the use of the grooving tool.

VICTOR F. SAGER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 323,272 Buchanan July 28, 1885 864,396 Weston Aug. 27, 1967 1,342,872 Sandell June 8, 1926 1,369,470 Rian Feb. 22, 192i 1,723,517 McFadden Aug. 6, 1629 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 8,318 Great Britain of 1912 268,272 Germany Dec. 12, i913 OTHER REFERENCES Rapidesign Ellipse shown in Tool and Die Journal, January 1945. 

